Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi)
Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (Fam. Magnoliaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus
Schisandrae
Botanical
Name: 1. Schisandra chinensis
(Turcz.) Baill.; 2. Schizandra
sphenanthera Rehd. et Wils. (Fam.
Magnoliaceae)
Common Name: Schisandra fruit.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations:
Dried ripe fruit.
Fructus Schisandrae is grown
mainly in the provinces of Jilin and Liaoning, and in southern China. After it
is collected in autumn, the fruit stalks are removed and the fruit is dried in
sunlight. The dried fruit is used unprepared or mixed with vinegar or honey,
steamed, and then dried in the sunlight for use.
Properties & Taste: Sour and warm.
Meridians: Lung, kidney and heart.
Functions: 1. To astringe the lungs and
nourish the kidneys; 2. To promote the production of body fluids and astringe
sweat; 3. To restrain the essence and stop diarrhea; 4. To calm the heart and
soothe the mind.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Chronic cough and asthma due to rebellion
of lung qi caused by deficiency of the lungs and kidneys manifested as cough
with scanty sputum and asthma aggravated by slight exertion. Schisandra
fruit (Wuweizi) is used with Dogwood fruit (Shanzhuyu), Prepared rehmannia root
(Shudihuang) and Ophiopogon root (Maidong) in the formula Baxian Changshou Wan.
2. Deficiency of qi and body fluids
manifested as spontaneous sweating, night sweating, thirst, palpitations,
shortness of breath and deficient and forceless pulse. Schisandra fruit
(Wuweizi) is used with Ginseng (Renshen) and Ophiopogon root (Maidong) in the
formula Shengmai San.
3. Diabetes manifested as thirst, preference
for excessive fluid intake, shortness of breath, lassitude and deficient and
forceless pulse. Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi) is used with Astragalus root
(Huangqi), Ophiopogon root (Maidong), Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang) and
Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen) in the formula Huangqi Tang.
4. Chronic diarrhea caused by deficiency of
the spleen and kidneys. Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi) is used with Nutmeg
(Roudoukou) and Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu) in the formula Sishen Wan.
5. Seminal emissions and nocturnal emissions
caused by deficiency of the kidneys. Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi) is used
with Dragon's bone (Longgu) and Mantis egg case (Sangpiaoxiao).
6. Deficient yin and blood of the heart and
kidneys manifested as palpitations, irritability, insomnia, dreamful sleep and
forgetfulness. Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi) is used with Ophiopogon root
(Maidong), Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang), and Wild jujube seed
(Suanzaoren) in the formula Tianwang Buxin Dan.
Dosage:
2-6 g, ground into powder for internal use, 1–3 g each time.
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb is contraindicated in the early stage of cough or rubella and in excessive
internal heat with unrelieved exterior syndrome.
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